epstopdf(1) - Linux man page

Name

epstopdf - convert an EPS file to PDF

Synopsis

epstopdf [options] epsfile

Description

epstopdf transforms the Encapsulated PostScript file epsfile so that it is guaranteed to start at the 0,0 coordinate, and it sets a page size exactly corresponding to the BoundingBox. This means that when Ghostscript renders it, the result needs no cropping, and the PDF MediaBox is correct. The result is piped to Ghostscript and a PDF version written.

If the bounding box is not right, of course, you have problems...

Options

--outfile=file: write result to file instead of standard output.
--[no]filter: read standard input (default: --nofilter).
--[no]gs: run ghostscript (default: --gs).
--[no]compress: use compression (default: --compress).
--[no]hires: scan HiresBoundingBox (default: --nohires).
--[no]exact: scan ExactBoundingBox (default: --noexact).
--[no]debug: debug informations (default: --nodebug).
--help: print usage

Example

Examples for producing "test.pdf":

epstopdf test.eps
produce postscript | epstopdf --filter >test.pdf
produce postscript | epstopdf -f -d -o=test.pdf

Example: look for HiresBoundingBox and produce corrected PostScript:

epstopdf -d --nogs -hires test.ps>testcorr.ps

Bugs

The only thing I have not allowed for is the case of "%%BoundingBox: (atend)", which is more complicated.

Author

Sebastian Rahtz, for Elsevier Science. Now with extra tricks from Hans Hagen's texutil.

Referenced By

e2pall(1), mpost(1), pdfetex(1), pdftex(1), pstopdf(1)